Triangle Chapter of the Society of American Foresters (SAF) donated native plants and held a plant adoption station for youth. SAF member Kelley McCarter explains how to plant and care for this young plant.
This year’s North Carolina Arbor Day Celebration was a tremendous success, and the State Farmers Market in Raleigh proved to be an ideal location for the event. The warm weather and festive mood created a wonderful backdrop for hundreds of adults and youth to interact with resource professionals, faculty, and students and learn about the importance of trees and forests and how they improve the quality of our lives.
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Congratulations and thanks to all of the NC Arbor Day Celebration exhibitors, supporters and participants who made the event possible and such fun!
Many thanks to the following:
During the five-hour free event, members of the Triangle and NC State Student Chapters of SAF distributed 1000 redbud seedlings and answered the public’s questions on a variety of forest-related topics.
Triangle Chapter of SAF
Sustainable Forestry Initiative
Forest History Society
NC Forestry Association
NC Division of Forest Resources
NC Division of Forest Resources – Urban & Community Forestry
City of Raleigh – Urban Forestry
NeighborWoods Program
NCSU College of Natural Resources – Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources
NCSU College of Natural Resources – Department of Forest Biomaterials
NCSU Extension Forestry
Gregory Poole Equipment Company
NC Prescribed Fire Council
Learn more at Celebrate North Carolina’s Arbor Day at the State Farmers Market and go.ncsu.edu/arborday2011